frightfiction Chapter 806 The Method of Self-Sacrifice
Chapter 806 The Method of Self-Sacrifice
After learning about the society formed by René, Jacob, and others, Xu Ning made a guess about the location of their so-called "Narcissistic Cross Society".
Caterpillar simply checked the box to confirm his guess.
After all, after the "serial disappearances of girls" were solved, due to the death of the culprit, there was a question that had been troubling Zhu Yingting for a time.
The question is whether Vasher's series of actions were his own doing, or whether he was being used by forces with ulterior motives.
The answer to this question is another one: where did he get his firsthand data on the original fetal sea?
Xu Ning can now answer this question.
What Vacher obtained was most likely the data on the original fetal ocean research conducted by René and other members of the Society.
The next day, led by Katpira, the group easily passed through the underwater portals and arrived at a book.
"So, I've entered some secret place through reading again? Fontaine is so amazing..."
After Paimon and the others were teleported into a huge library, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement once again.
Caterpillar shook his head. "It's just a smokescreen, but I must say, Jacob is indeed very talented at this kind of thing."
Xu Ning seemed to have been watching An since yesterday. When he saw An rubbing his head with his little wings again, he asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did you remember something again?"
An covered her head, "It's like... a lot of memories and emotions suddenly came back to life."
"Two bright-eyed children brought me here. Everything was brand new, just like before. They told me this would be our new home, that we would have many new friends, and that everything would be just like before. But slowly they changed, people changed, things changed, and this place grew colder and colder, and then...and then..."
Kong walked up worriedly, "Brother Xu, please make her stop. An looks like she's in a lot of pain."
Xu Ning gently patted An's back, "Don't push yourself too hard. Regaining your memories should be as easy as water flowing into a channel. If something unexpected happens, just wait for it to happen naturally."
An, still shaken, spoke again, "It's not because of these things. It's because a terrifying scene suddenly appeared in my memory. No, I don't even know if it exists as a memory from the past or if it's something that will inevitably appear a long time from now..."
Kong frowned and asked, "What kind of scene?"
"It was primordial water; the world's amniotic fluid and placenta were completely swallowed up, and the world became pitch black, with no more cool springs flowing..."
Upon hearing this description, Kong couldn't help but turn his gaze to the Dust Concealment Gourd in Xu Ning's hand.
He had already seen the first half of An's description.
Almost the entire primordial fetal sea was taken away by Brother Xu. Although Brother Xu said that day that the Fengdan people had become real human beings with flesh and blood, the primordial fetal sea was no longer of any use to them.
But how could the primordial womb, which Navilette and Anne called the "Sea of Life" and the "amniotic fluid of the world," be useless?
Xu Ning hadn't expected An to be able to see such a sight, but such a small body shouldn't be troubled by such a vast world.
"What's gone is gone, but what's to come can still be awaited. Neither what has happened nor what is yet to come is enough to frighten us. Now we should just focus on the present. It's a rare opportunity to visit the former gathering place of sinners in Fontainebleau, so we should make the most of our time. If you remember any other clues, Ann can tell us then."
Hearing Xu Ning's words from the side, Caterpillar smiled wryly and said, "A gathering place for sinners? You really don't mince words, but it's quite apt, isn't it?"
Xu Ning laughed, "You still have the nerve to say that? Returning to an old haunt, what do you have to say? Even Seymour is squatting over there, concentrating on researching, while you've just been standing there spacing out. You haven't done a single thing as a good host."
Caterpillar stretched out his hand and stroked the bookshelf beside him, which was covered with thick cobwebs.
"Actually, there's not much to say. All I see are memories and remnants of the past that can no longer catch up with me. But there are some things I can share with you about the master."
"The master believed that human will is an obstacle to the pursuit of the Tao, because this ego will consciously filter the five senses in the body, making it impossible for people to see the truth of the world."
"To see the truth of this world, one must relinquish the ego. In Sumeru, this is called 'severing attachment to self,' meaning cutting off one's obsessions. In Liyue, this is called..."
Xu Ning replied calmly, "...Sever the three corpses."
Katarina nodded. "I forgot you were from Liyue. It is said that there are complete cultivation methods in both Sumeru and Liyue that can sever obsessions. It seems that Liyue's is more magical. It can even artificially create obsession-type personalities and then destroy them to achieve the goal of transcending oneself."
"But in Fontainebleau, we do not have such a tradition. The master created a method of 'self-sacrifice' based on ancient methods, which is to use the holy sword to sever the useless self and will."
Sora couldn't help but touch the wooden sword still hanging at his waist. "A holy sword? What kind of sword is it? Uh, it shouldn't be this Narcissus Cross Holy Sword that we found, right?"
Katarpira laughed. "According to the master, the Holy Sword can be anything that can bear 'reason,' and perhaps this wooden sword can also become the Holy Sword itself. If the master and Jacob have any plans to carry out, I think they will definitely be inseparable from the Holy Sword."
"Now that Anne and Seymour are trying to find clues about Marian, we'd better find out the plan that the Master and Jacob are preparing to implement. It seems we'll have to stay here and read quietly for a while."
Everyone, including Paimon, went to a bookshelf and began to search intently for clues about Marianne and the Master. After all, even a mechanical dog was reading seriously, and no one wanted to be seen as inferior to a dog.
Except for Xu Ning.
He simply picked up a book at random, leaned against a huge desk and sat down. Instead of looking down at the book, he looked up at the huge clock face on the ceiling.
In fact, everyone had seen the clock face as soon as they entered. After all, a clock face that takes up the entire ceiling of the house is not something you can see all the time.
However, Paimon took out a small pocket watch from his pocket, looked at it, muttered "This big watch is not accurate at all," and went off to do something else.
Although it was completely out of sync with the current time, the luminous hands of the clock were still moving forward little by little with a peculiar rhythm, and it seemed that with each step forward, the light on the hands would become brighter.
"The time is almost up... Reason and fate, who is chasing whom this time?"
Xu Ning took a sip of wine and silently recited it in his heart.